Program Manager

Roles and responsibilities

As a Program Manager within G42’s Group Marketing & Communications team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s brand narrative and market position by driving cross-functional projects that support the strategic marketing and communications initiatives of the organization. You will drive with accountability the end-to-end execution of large-and-small-scale marketing and communications programs, ensuring performance, timely delivery and impact, and while doing so building relationships, both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact marketing and communications programs from concept to completion, ensuring successful delivery, on time, and within budget.
• Serve as a strategic partner to multiple departments, including creative, digital, events, corporate communications and external agencies, to execute marketing initiatives and campaigns, seamlessly.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables for ongoing marketing and communications projects with clear quantification and qualification of impact and result based on objectives.
• Monitor and calibrate to optimize performance of marketing programs, providing insights and recommendations for greater impact and efficiencies.
• Provide real-time dashboards for senior management and ensure all project risks are identified and mitigated.
• Present well-packaged program outcomes on delivery, key performance metrics, qualitative and quantitative indicators and resulting insights, lessons learnt and also build SoPs for future applications.
• Ensure the values of the organization are upheld at all times, and the working environment is professional, cordial collaborative, synergistic and mission focused
  
  

Key Skills

• Strategic project management and organizational skills with a proven track record in leading large-scale, complex and fast-paced multi-projects.
• Exceptional communications and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence key stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving centric, with an ability to foresee potential roadblocks and proactively mitigate them.
• Engrained understanding of marketing principles and practices, including brand management, digital marketing, campaign execution and campaign performance.
• Analytical mindset with experience in measuring and optimizing program performance using data and insights.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills with a collaborative approach to working across multinational teams.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in managing and being accountable for program budgets.

Desired candidate profile

• Proactive Leadership: Self-starter, leads by example, forward-thinking with the ability to inspire and drive innovation across teams.
• Resilience: Able to navigate high-pressure situations, remain adaptable, and effectively manage change.
• Detail-Oriented: Possesses a keen eye for detail, ensuring precision and consistency in program deliverables.
• Collaborative Spirit: Naturally inclined to foster teamwork, while balancing independence and collaborative engagement.
• Visionary Thinker: Balances day-to-day management with a focus on long-term strategy, consistently aligning projects with G42’s growth and innovation goals.
• Empathy & Communication: Exhibits emotional intelligence and clear communication, fostering strong stakeholder and team relationships.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in program management, preferably within a marketing or communications function.
• Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale complex marketing programs with cross-functional teams.
• Strong familiarity with project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum) and AI tools.
• Experience working in a technology-driven environment or AI sector is a must.
• Proficiency in using marketing analytics tools and reporting systems